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Text of the Lesson, Phil, li, 1-11—Mem­ory
Verses, 6-8—Golden Text, Phil. 11,
5 — Commentary by the Rev. D. M.
Stearns.
1. "If there be thereforeany consolation
In Christ, if any comfort of love, if any
fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and
mercies." Consolation here is literally
"one called to your side," and comfort Is
"one speaking beside yon." So we might
read, "If there is anything in Christ be­ing
ever with you and ever talking to you,
and In having the constant companionship
and guidance and teaching of the Holy
Spirit, if there is anything in the tender­ness
and compassion of the Father mani­fested
In the Son by the Spirit, then let it
be seen in you to the glory of God that
Christ may be magnified."
2. "Fulfill ye my joy, that ye be like
minded, having the same love, being of
one accord, of one mind." Oneness of the
members of the body in the service of the
head is something greatly desired by our
blessed Lord, as is very manifest in His
prayer in John xvii, and it will also be
the great desire of all who are'fully one
with Him. Not only dtoes He comfort us
with the assurance, "As the Father hath
loved Me, so have I loved you," but He
also adds, "This is My commandment,
that ye love one another as I have loved
you" (John xv, 9, 12).
8. "Let nothing be done through strife
or vain glory, but in lowliness of mind let
each esteem other better than themselves."
Another reading is, "In nothing follow
self seeking." Jeremiah said to his scribe,
Baruch: "Seekest thou great things for
thyself? Seek them not" (Jer. xlv, 6).
Although the whole land was Abram's
and not Lot's, yet rather than have strife
Abram told Lot to take bis choice and
go whither he would. When the Philis­tines
strove for the wells which Isaac had
reopened, Isaao did not resist, but kept on
yielding until there was room for all, and
the strife ceased (Gen. xiii, 8, 9; xxvi, 22).
4. "Look not every man on his own
things, but every man also on the things
of others." Not enviously as some would
pervert it, but desiring the welfare of oth­ers
as much as or more than your own.
Love seeketh not her own (I Cor. xiii, 6).
Let Episcopalians seek and rejoice in the
welfare of Methodists, and so Methodists
of Baptists, Baptists of Presbyterians, and
so on, all uniting heartily to seek the
honor of the Head In the completion of
His body, the church, which has no name
but Christ (I Cor. xii, 12, 13).
6. "Let this mind be in you, which was
also in Christ Jesus." If any man have
not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His
(Rom. viii, 9). Now, every penitent sin­ner
who truly receives Christ receives also
the Spirit of Christ, but some are more
controlled by and manifest more of that
Spirit than others. It is the privilege of
every believer to be filled with the Spirit
(Eph. v, 18), and led by the Spirit and to
walk in the Spirit, and when one is only
willing to have no will but the will of
God, no ohoice but God's choioe, no way
but God's way, no service but what He
l^Hl'iriMiif"fit||f ThMMl' li I in
day by day and momentfl^noment.
6. "Who, being in the form of God,
thought it not robbery to be equal with
God." Another reading is, "Deemed not
his equality with God a thing to grasp
at." He was not always saying, "I am
God; I created all things; I own the uni­verse
; I do as I please in heaven and on
earth, and therefore you must bow to Me,
and if you don't I will make you, for I
have all power." Those who are always
grasping at their position as if they might
lose it, or at least some of the honor be­longing
to it, are very small people, or peo­ple
of very small minds, whatever their
position may bo.
7. "But made Himself of no reputa­tion,
and took upon Him the form of a
servant and was made in the likeness of
man." He took not on Him the nature of
angels, whloh would have been a very
great humiliation, but as the ohildren are
partakers of flesh and blood, Ho also Him­self
likewise took part of the same (Heb.
ii, 14, 16). He emptied JEJimself of the
glory which He bad with the Father be­fore
the world was, and consented to en­dure
the limitations of a mortal body for
over 88 years—not only so, but He con­sented
to endure suoh limitation under the
most limited of earthly conditions, such as
the manger at Bethlehem, the humble
home and the carpenter's shop at Naza­reth.
8. "And being found in fashion as a
man He humbled Himself and became
obedient unto death, even the death of the
cross." The Son of Man came not to be
ministered unto, but to minister and to
give His life a ransom for many (Math,
xx, 28). He consented to be despised and
slandered and misunderstood, persecuted,
blindfolded, buffeted, spit upon, scourged,
led as a lamb to the slaughter, cruoified.
9. "Wherefore also God hath highly ex­alted
Him and given Him a name which
is above every name." He is now at God's
right hand, with the Father on His throne
(Rev. ill, 21), and in due time all -kings
shall fall down before Him and all nations
serve Him (Ps. lxxii, 11). By His work
and by that alone, which He has finished
without help from man, eternal life is
freely given to every one who receives
Him, and a share in His glory and a place
on His throne (John xvil, 22; Rev. ill, 21).
10. "That at the name of Jesus every
knee should bow of things in heaven, and
things in earth, and things under the
earth." And so it shall come to pass, for
God has purposed it. "The Lord of Hosts-hath
sworn, saying, Surely as I have
thought, so shall it come to pass, and as I
have purposed, so shall it stand" (Isa. xiv,
24). John saw the consummation of it
in his vision when he beard every creature
which is in heaven, and on the earth, and
under the earth, and suoh as are in the
•ea, and all that are in them, saying,
"Blessing and honor and glory and power
be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne,
and unto the Lamb forever and ever"
(Rev. v, 18). There Is none other name
under heaven given among men whereby
we may be saved.
11. "And that every tongue should 'con­fess
that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glor$
of God the Father." It shall surely be,
to the everlasting comfort and bliss of
some and to the everlasting woe of others.;
Saved and unsaved shall all confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord, The saved shall re­joice
in Him as their Lord/While the un­saved
shall have to confess Him as Lord
to their everlasting confusion, but in ea6h
God wfll be glorified. See II Cor. ii, 16,
16. A good test as to whether we are now
honoring Him as Lord is seen in verse 14
of our lesson chapter. If by the Spirit we
have confessed Him as our Lord and daily
do BO, there can be in our lives no mur­muring
or disputing, no strife or envy.
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"AT NIGHT WHEN THE
DONE."
CHORES
"There ain't much rest fur a farmer from spring
to end of summer;
If he keeps his work up snug and tight he's got
to be a hummer,
He ain't got time to set around and think of
takin' pleasure
When twelve to sixteen hours he gits of labor's
fullest measure.
But along late in October when the leaves hev
tumbled down,
An' the woods an' fields an' hillsides are all turn
in' dry and brown,
When his appetite is apt to be in keepin' with the
season,
An' calls fer roast pertaters, pork an' pancakes
out of reason.
Then, life is worth the livin", for he's bound to
hev some fun
When he knocks off work an' goes th' h&use at
night when the chores is done.
In November when a feller is a-plowin' ev'ry
day,
Er December when he's thrashin' rye er drawin'
off his hay,
Perhaps, jest to accommodate, he helps a neigh­bor
kill,
Er drives ten miles to market, er takes some
grain to mill.
At all events he's wliackin' 'round all day out in
the cold.
(That's nothin', fur we're ust to it, we farmers
young and old.)
'Tain't long hours that he's 'frald of, an' expos­ure
makes him tough,
But when the day draws toward its close, an'
wind gits cold an' rough,
He surely is excusable fur lookin' at the sun,
An' longin' fur to git th' house at night when
the chores is done.
I tell you, when the cattle all hev been put in an'
fed,
The sheep shut up, an' colts an' horses from the
water led,
An' stand in straw up to their knees, a-grindin'
grain and hay,
When doors are shut, to you has come the best
part of the day.
What care you fur the driftin' snow, when all is
snug an' warm?
You set down by the kitchen Are an' listen to
the storm,
An' smell the sassage fryin' (the pretty cook's
your wife)
An' wonder how it comes that some don't like a
farmer' life;
Then Johnnie wants to tell you what he learnt
to school that day,
Er Jennie tells about her pullet that has just
begun to lay,
You're delighted with their chatter an' yer
pleasure's just begun,
While yer waitin' fur yer supper, at night when
the chores is done.
The city man, fur all of me, can set around his
heater,
An' read by electricity er gaslight from a meter.
Perhaps he'll warm his slippered feet by steam
in copper things,
An' flgger on the currency his store or office
brings.
But as fur me, when, supper o'er, I draw a little
nigher
Up to the stove and poke at it to get a betteV
fire,
Tain't strikes, er stocks, er panic times that ever
bothers me;
I read my weekly paper \ylth my children on my
knee ~
"Favorably, Ned. There are the Rusts,
and the Pebbles and Dr. Smithly and his
wife, and Cousin Fanny and her husband,
You can let them know, and I will order
refreshments, and we will have an even­ing
of hypnotism. It will begin late, b|it
we can find other amusement until yottr
hypnotic operator comes." •
Mrs. Darl had everything arranged*
her house in beautiful order and herse
gorgeous in a dress of ruby velvet, whifh
was far too fine for the occasion, but wjis
worn as a piece de resistance, she havirlg
read that velvet resisted hypnotic infi$
ence. • ; s
The neighbors and relatives came, !a
merry company, and the tfme passed i|i
an animated discussion upon the powir
of hypnotism, one friend going so far in
research as to visit the library and IOOK
up that wonderful story, the "House <|f
Seven Gables," and read aloud to atten­tive
listeners a passage from the weird
history of Alice Pyncheon.
"He spoke, and Alice responded with
a soft, subdued inward acquiescence and
a bending of her form toward him, likfe
the flame of a torch when it indicates^
gentle draft of air. He beckoned with
his hand, and rising from her. chair the
proud Alice approached him. He waved
her back, and retreating Alice sunk again
into her seat. •
"'She is mine,'said Matthew Mauley
'Mine by the right of the stronges|
spirit.' " - -f
'Oh, that was mesmerism," said Mrs):
Darl as the reading ceased.
"And what is mesmerism?" asked one
of the company. "I think that it is as
unexplainable as hypnotism, if it is not
the same thing. Oh, here they are now!
Let us bold on to our chairs, or we may
be spirited away to China. I, for one,
am afraid."
"I am not," said the queenly hostess,
as she swept forward in velvet and dia­monds
j/Fto meet her husband and his
guest.
A pale, composed-looking man accom­panied
Mr. Darl, and he did not seem
surprised by the elegance of his ho3tess
or flushed by the critical gaze of the com­pany.
.
After the introductions were made and
conversation became general, Mrs. Darl
slipped into the hall and beckoned to her
husband, who immediately joined her.
Then she whispered in his ear: ?
If—if—by any possibility he should
be able to hypnotize me, you will not let;
him make me do anything ridiculous?''^|
"My dear Leona, how can you imagine'
such a possibility? But if you have any*
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on her fingers, at her throat, in her ears,
was now visible. Dazed, she held up her
ringless hands and said:
"Is this a joke? What does it mean?
Where are my diamonds?"
/'Where is the professor?"
"Search the house!"
"Send for the police!"
But the*professor had left for parts un­known,
and with him went Mrs. Darl's
diamonds, and neither the police nor the
Darls ever saw or heard of them or him
again. But one thing was in his favor,
Not only had he successfully hypnotized
Mrs. Darl, but, as Mr. Darl admitted, he
must have hypnotized the whole company
in order to bring his hypnotic scheme to
such a climax.
And Mrs. Darl is at last a convert to
both the theory and practice of the occult
science and a firm believer in the power
pf the hypnotic will.—Mrs. M. L. Rayne
in Free Press.
LITERARY NOTES.
"Feafl"
SOI
When I
chords
after supper, at night when the
'is done.
HYPNOTIZED.
There isn't anybody living who can
hypnotize me."
Don't be too sure, Leona," said her
husband. "You cannot afford to run a
tilt against science."
"But I deny that it is science. - What
has ever been proved by hypnotism? It
is foolish to argue about it, for I will not
even admit that there is such a thing.
The shrewd people who go about the
country v ing exhibitions of their power
are always in collusion with some one in
the audience—you know that yourself,
Ned."
"Nothing of the kind," retorted Ned,
as Mrs. Darl called her husband. "It is
a science that is yet in its infancy, and
there are only a few individuals who have
the hypnotic power and are able to throw
less positive subjects into a trance. But
I have seen it done, and it is. wonderful—
wonderful."
"What did you see?"
"I saw a 3'oung man climb walls like a
cat, drink milk out of a saucer, catch a
mouse, and then wash his face and hands
as a cat does. And when he came out of
the trance he. had no idea that he had
done any of those things or that he had
even lost consciousness."
"Hum!" said Mrs.-Darl incredulously,
'I don't believe a word of it. If he did
all that you said he did, he was simply a
conspirator. And what good can such a
faculty bring to science, I should like to
know? Where is the scientific value in
acting like a cat or a monkey?"
"Why, don't" you see, dear, it is the
verification of a theory?"
"No, I do not see. And I am not sure
that 1 would believe it if I did see it.
The whole stock in trade of these hyp-notizers
is the power of producing an
illusion. I defy any of them tp hypnotize
me." • '
"I had intended asking you to go with"
me to the exhibition to-night."
"And be transmogrified-into a cat? No,
indeed! If I make a sacrifice of myself in
the cause of science, it must be for some­thing
worth while. You have yet to con­vince
me, Ned, that what you call the
hypnotic sleep is not assumed to help
carry out the plan of the hypnotizer or as
a means of creating a sensation. There
is no onei living who could by a few ridic­ulous
passes, a stare or pressure- of my
thumbs make me do anything I did not
choose to do." . , ,
"BuJ; you acknowledge, do you not,
that a strong will ^.c^n^ controL ^Weak
one*" • Jfc
"Yes, and always could, but that is as
old as the days of Adain, who was evi­dently
in subjection to Eve. I suppose
some one will say that deep sleep which'
overtook our first father when his rib was
taken from him was hypnotic. It would
be just about as sensible." ^ ^
"I have an idea," said Mr. Daii stia-denly;
"Suppose, since Mohammed won't
go to the .mountain,, that the. mountain
comes to Mohammed; The hypnotist can
come here after the entertainment, afcd
we wilf invite a few neighbors in, and he
oan gjite an exhibition of his powers, p
How dopsthat idea, strike yon?" , ^
cannot make the slightest impression on
me.'fl§And she went back to the parlojr
and found one of her guests climbing the
piano to escape an imaginary bear that
was pursuing him. A few passes, and he
was restored to his normal condition,
looking very foolish. >
There were some amusing and some
perplexing exhibitions of the professor's
power, then the com pan y followed host
and hostess to the dining-room, where a
generous spread awaited them. Mrs.
Darl was rather silent. Her test would
be the next one, and she watched the
wiry hands of the young professor as if
his secret lay in them. But they were
harmlessly busy with the sandwiches.
His face was quite noncommittal too.
What was the power he held of reducing
the will to a mere blank? She would soon
know.
Back in the parlor Mrs. Darl seated
herself under the brilliant chandelier.
"Not there," said the professor, but she
did not intend to yield to any command
of his and said quietly:
"I prefer to sit here."
"Then I cannot hyynotize you."
' 'Oh, you acknowledge that it is only
under certain conditions that this great
power can be displayed?"
"Certainly, there are conditions that
must be complied with. I am positive,
and you are negative, but you are a very
difficult subject because you are resisting
me with all your might."
Mrs. Darl looked reproachfully at her
husband and said in the dumb alphabet
of the married, "You have told him."
He flashed back in the same language,
"I have not," and she moved in accord­ance
with the wish of the professor and
sat with her back to the light. Some of
the company were removed to remote
parts of the room, but a few, including
Mr. Darl, stood near.
"Look into my eyes," said the profes^
sor." "Permit me." And he took her
hands and pressed the thumbs gently.
"It is like being in a .dentist's chair,"
said Mrs. Darl; with~a little forced laugh.
Then she attempted to rise, struggling
slightly, but continued to look into the
eyes of the hypnotizer until in the place
of two eyes she saw twenty. Then she
asserted her will and shook herself free.'
' 'I—told—you—I—could—notbe—hyp­notized,
" she said^ ;> Her voice sounded
strange and far aWay. "How queer I
feel I Staring so long has made me
dizzy."
"Drink this," said Mr. Darl, giving hb
wife a glass of water.^
She drank it, then rose to heir f<el»t and
said she felt as well as ever.
"Where is the professor?" she asked.
"I expect he ims lost faith in his scfc
ence." -
"He was fiere a moment ago^ said er
cousin Fanny anxiously,;, "|Ie ^pugjit
he had succeeded in hypnotizifig
Leona. Were you ndt tfec6nsciouB?"^p
"Not for one moment," said Mrs. Darl
triumphantly. "He held my thumbs
until they were numb^—why l~where!—
Nedl" "
\ "What is it, Leona?" he asked in sur­prise
at her peculiar tone. - ' - % ^
"Where are my diamonds?"
There #as a stertledexclar^taoti from
every one present. Mrs. Darl stood there
tisweft of every jewel she, possessed. Not
r
The Christmas LADIES' HOME JOURNAL
tells how the German emperor, with the
impress and the royal family, spend
jhristmas day with their children. The
irticle is written by Nagel von Brawe, an
ittache of the court, who was permitted
be -present at the celebration last
i made-"on the spot,"
a*ucie oy turt \;mcon j±:
ivy:'in the December number of the
MBEMCAN MONTHLY REVIEW OF RE-iWS.~
Dr. Levy traces the history of
the various versions of the Scriptures,
preseitfing photographic reproductions of
portions of the most celebrated manu­scripts
and printed texts. In view of the
recent revival of interest in Biblical dis­covery
and textual criticism, this attempt
to give a popular exposition of the sub­ject
will doubtless be warmly wel­comed.
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stages of its development into the
more perfect instrument of modern times.
Illustrations of many famous organs in
and around Boston, and portraits of well-known
organists and organ builders
accompanyjthe aTticle. Warren F. Kel­logg,
5 Part Square, Boston, Mass.
There is no medicine in the world equal
to Chamberlain's Cough^Remedy for the
cure of throat and lung diseases. This is
a fact that has been proven in numberless
cases. Here is sL sample of thousands of
letters received: "Ihave tried Chamber­lain's
Cough Remedy while suffering from
a severe throat trouble, and found imqie-diate
and effective relief. I can unhesi­tatingly
recommend it."—Edger W. Whit-temore,
editor of Grand Rivers (Ky.) Her­ald.
For sale at Geo. R. Steele s drug­store,
or of E. C. Allen, Hazardville. and
A. L. Strong, Suffield.
Business Changes.
Biff
Groceries, Markets, Cigar-Stores,
;jip| Pool-Rooms, Boarding and Lodging
!||| Houses,Restaurants, V ariety Stores,
UK etc. For sale or exchange.
FARMS WANTED—For cash custom-
;ers, and also to arrange for rental
^property.
i- J. S. LIVINGSTONE & <50.
Rooms 9 and 10, 482 Main Bt. (over Smith
& Murray), Springfield, Mnss.
Go to the
Old Bridge Store,
where you will find
i :a frill line of
Tobacco,
^rllklo Also a full line of the
Lafett and Bast Pipes
Ad Smokers' Supplier.
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Gbe Gbompsftnville press.
Published Every Thursday, by
T!h.e IE?arsons ZFxiaa.tiaa.g* Co.,
Thompsonville, • - Conn,
. THE PRESS is an eight column folio
weekly, filled with interesting reading—
New England, local and general news,
and well-selected miscellany.
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Advertising rates made known on ap­plication.
Births, Marriaiges, and Deaths inserted
free. Resolutions of condolence, 5 cents
a line.
THE PRESS will be for sale at John
Hunter's, and by news boys, every Thurs­day
evening. Copies folded ready for
mailing can also be had at Hunter's or at
this office. At Hazardville, at the store
of Wm. A. Smith. At Windsor Locks,
at C. F. Cleveland's news room.
We have a complete outfit of news­paper
and job type, our presses are run
by steam power, aind we have every
facility for doing
JOB PRINTING OF ALL KINDS
in the latest style, at short notice, and
at the lowest living prices.
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placing your orders.
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Railroads.
N EW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND
HARTFORD RAILROAD CO.
JUNE 17, 1897.
TRAINS LEAVE SPRINGFIELD, GOING SOUTH,
for New Haven and way stations, con­necting
with express trains for New
York, at 5.45, 7.00, 7.50, 9.35 and
11.50 a. m.; 2.45, 4.30, 6.40 and 9.00
p. m.
Sundays only, 6.45 a. m.; 9.00 p. m.
LONGMEADOW—5.52, 7.09, 9.44, 12.00 a.
m.; 2.54, 4.38, 6.49, 9.09 p. m.
THOMPSONVILLE—6.00, 7.18, 8.02, 9.53 a.
m.; 12.09, 3.03, 4.46, 6.59, 9.18 p. m.
ENFIELD BRIDGE—6.05, 7.23, 9.58, a. m.;
12.14, 3.08, 4.51, 7.04, 9.23 p. m.
WAREHOUSE POINT—6.10, 7.28, 10.03 a.
m.; 12.20, 3.13, 4.56, 7.10, 9.28 p. m.
WINDSOR LOQKS—6.15, 7.33, 8.12, 10.08
a. m.; 12.25, 2.45, 3.18, 5.01, 7.15,
9.33 p. m.
WINDSOR—6.25, 7.45, 10.2® a. m.; 12.37,
*2.56, 3.30, 5.12, 7.25, 9.45 p. m.
TRAINS LEAVE HARTFORD, GOING NORTH,
for Springfield and way stations, con-nectm^'
witb^t^e<r Boston .& Albany
.d aU pbints on the-Conneeti-j.
17" an<i ll.iS p. in.
Sundays only, 9.45 p. m.
WINDSOR—6.10, 8.18, 9.40, 11.30 a. m.;
I.44, 4.10*, 4.48, 6.35, 9.29,11.29 p. m.
WINDSOR LOCKS—6.21, 8.29, 9.52, 11.40
a. m.; 1 55, 4.21*, 5.02, 6.46, 9.40,
II.42 p. m.
WAREHOUSE POINT—6.26, 8.34, 9.56 a. m.;
1.59, 5.07, 6.51, 9.45, 11.48 p. m.
ENFIELD BRIDGE—6.31, 8.39, 10.02 a. m.;
2.04, 5.12, 6.55, 9.48, 11.53 p. m.
THOMPSONVILLE—6.36, 8.44, 10.07, 11.51
a. m.; 2.09, 5.17, 7.00, 9.53, 11.58
p. m.
LONGMEADOW —12.06, 6.44, 8.52, 10.16
a. m.; 2.18, 5.25, 7.08, 10.01 p. m.
* Suffleld train.
SUFFIELD BRANCH.
SUFFIELD TO WINDSOR LOCKS—7.10, 9.30
a. m.; 1.30 2.30, 4.40, 6.10 p. m.
WINDSOR LOCKS TO SUFFIELD—8. 30,10.09
a. m.; 1.56, 4.22, 5.03, 7.16 p. m.
BSPTocketTiME TABLES can be obtain-from
the Ticket Agents at stations.
FURNITURE REPAIRING
and General Jobbing!
Reliable work at moderate prices. Now
is the time to fix up your furniture for
the winter, and E. W. KING will do it
for you to your satisfaction. He can be
found at his shop on South Oak street,
Thompsonville. Conn.
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Booki Stationery
STORES,
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.,
do business in-An up-to-date
way. Write for any book or
novelties wanted, ten to one
we have it.
Store No. 1—388 Main st.
Store No. 2—17 Harrison av.
This store contains nearly 25,-
000 books. ® " x: '
ARIETY
Is the Spice of Life I iits&s 1
And if you want the BEST
VAEIETY, go to Sullivan's
Bakery, There yon will find:
the best bread, pies, cakes
and everything that is in a
first-class Bakery.
Our ENTIBE
JBREAD-—Nature's own remedy for
" Dyspepsia, Indigestion and cOn-
' stipatioiir. UneqUaled as a food
for brain workers.
ROBT. E. SPENCER,
Investment Broker,
Thompsonville, Conn.
Seal Estate. - Loans. • Insurance.
Real Estate—Will buy and sell for own account
or on commission, improved or unimproved
real estate, In any part of Thompsonville.
lioans—Has money to loan on Thompsonville
real estate.
Insurance—Represents six Fire Insurance com'
panles, whose assets aggregate more than
Twenty-five Million Dollars.
Bent's Old Stand.
We carry a Full Line of
Surreys, Concords,
. Open and Top Buggies,
- Business & Farm Wagons.
Also, a Choice Lot of
Light and Heavy Harness.
Call and see us. We can save you
money.
CURL E. MILLER, {yianuf, and Dealer
0!nnr.
Stimulant!
FLESH PRODUCER,
Restorative Nerve Tonic,
Just what you heed,
Benton's "BEEF, IRON AND WINE,"
W. L. Benton & Co's
. . Drug Store, . .
77 Main St., - Thompsonville.
Baker, Thompsonville,
The Best
American people are satisfied only
when they get the BEST.
I believe you get the BEST in Dental
Operations at my office,and WITHOUT
PAIN.
ARTIFICIAL TEETH that are just
right is the kind I make.
Prices reasonable. f
OB. WM. L. ROBERTS,
Court Square Theatre Building,
Springfield, Mass.
A CARD.
We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on a 50c bottle of
Greeners Warranted Syrup of Tar, if it
fails to cure a cough or cold. We also
guarantee a 25c bottle to prove satisfacto­ry
or money refunded.
GEO. R. STEELE, Thompsonville.
HAVE your Furniture insur­ed
by J. FRANCIS BROWN,
Fire Insurance Agent.
HAVE your Pension Vouch­ers
acknowledged by
J. FRANCIS BROWN,
Notary Public,
at Mulligan's store.
Fur Garments.
FUR, PLUSH AND CLOTH GARMENTS
made and repaired.
MRS. A. R. TIFT, 317 Main st.,
Fuller building, Springfield, Mass.
1, BUSINESS MAN:
DEAR SIR—An accurate watch is a
norossity—not luxury only! To utilize
every moment of precious time ; to
meet trains; to keep appointments; to be
always on time, one must have a GOOD
watch. You may have a good one—you
may not!—but if the mainspring is weak
it will not keep good time. The fact is,
the mainspring is to a watch what air is to
a human being—life. If you want your
watch to have life, so it will run and keep
correct time, take it to
A. R. PATTEN,
83 Main St. (Mrs. Mansley's block),
Thompsonville, Conn.
I
The People's Market
The Oyster season is now
fairly open, and stock was
never better than this season.
Try our BLUE POINTS.
We sell the famous Blue-
Point Oysters, noted for their
excellent flavor. Try them
once, and you will buy again.
We also keep on hand a
good variety of Fresh, Salt,
and Smoked Fish, Clams, etc.
Finnan Haddies are again
in market. We have them
fresh every week.
MILLER &CLARK
73 Main St.,
Thompsonville, - - Conn.
MLM,
IMPORTER AND MANUFACTURER OF
Scotch
anli V • ...
American
Isn't It Consoling
When your property is burning up
to realize that it is insured through
the old and reliable agency of
D. & H. K. BRAINARD.
Then tlie Settlement!
That's the important part of a loss.
Did you ever hear any one kick on
the way we have settled ? If we
haven't been fair don't you suppose
you would have heard of it ?
BftAlnflRDy
INSURANCE AGENTS,
Thompsonville, - - Conn,
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Having arranged with the Selectmen
for the use of Music HALL for another
season, and moved piano and other furni­ture
from Riverview park, books are open
for dates. Price §4 an evening, from 7.30
to 11.30 o'clock; extra §1 for smoking-room.
Just the place for a trolley party
to have a pleasant time—the car passes
close to the door ever thirty minutes until
11.30 p. m. Good stage, two dressing-rooms,
whist tables, chairs, and a stove
for cooking. Address
F. J. SHELDON, Enfield, Conn.
101 Cords ot\"°-Foot Wood!
Some hard, some soft—popular prices for
cash. On the lot or in the yard.
F. J. SHELDON, Enfield, Conn.
THIS TRUSS
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and yet unlike any of them.
The most simple Truss ever made.
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Does not take one-half the pressure to hold,
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Thompsonville, Conn.
8.30 A. M. to 7 P. M.
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Undertakers and Directors.
WILLIAM MULLIGAN,
Funeral Director and Embalmer.
Prompt, careftal and personal attention
given to Undertaking in all
its branches.
5 No. Main St., - Thompsonville, Conn.
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UNDERTAKER and EMBALMER,
45 AND 47 MAIN ST.,
THOMPSONVELLK, . . . CONN.
Printers and Publishers.
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Steam-Power Printers, and
Pablisners of THE THOMPSONVILLE PRESS.
Near the Post-olfloe.
Thompsonville, Conn.
LESSON X, FOURTH QUARTER, IN­TERNATIONAL
SERIES, DEC. 5.
Miscellaneous.
W
1LLIS GOWDY,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.
Losses Promptly Adjusted.
Claims Promptly Paid.
LOWEST POSSIBLE RATES.
Office at THE THOMPSONVILLE TRUST COMPANY,
Thompsonville, Conn.
SMITH'S BARBER-SHOP !
84 Main st., Pease's block (ground
floor). Thompsonville, Conn.
SHAVING, HAIR-CTJTTING, SHAMPOOING,
ETC. , executed by first-class artists
in first-class style. m
FREDERICK F. SMITH, Manager.
Don't forget the number.
^LBEBT J. EPSTEIN.
Furniture and Piano Moving,
and Express.
With the aid of my ADJUSTABLE WINDOW DER­RICK
I am now prepared to hoist pianos, safes
and any heavy articles of furniture and locate
them with safety on either the first, second or
third floor of any building. Address box, 611.)
Residence cor. Central st. and Yoong ave.,
Thompsonville, Ct.
H
OUSE-JOINER; Carpenter, and Gen­ii
work done with
neatness, promptness, and at moderate
prices. Apply to
SIDNEY STfeRLAND, Enfield St.
Third house south of South Pearl street
P. O. box 182, Thompsonville. Conn. ;
P. K> Gliesman,
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AND BOTTLER OF
Lager, Ale and Porter, for fami­ly
usefll Also, whiskies, gins,
> , and all ^inds of wines.
v ORDERS by mail promptly attended to
and delivered free of charge.
F. K. GLIESMAN, Proprietor;
81 No. Main st, Thompsonville.
Text of the Lesson, Phil, li, 1-11—Mem­ory
Verses, 6-8—Golden Text, Phil. 11,
5 — Commentary by the Rev. D. M.
Stearns.
1. "If there be thereforeany consolation
In Christ, if any comfort of love, if any
fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and
mercies." Consolation here is literally
"one called to your side," and comfort Is
"one speaking beside yon." So we might
read, "If there is anything in Christ be­ing
ever with you and ever talking to you,
and In having the constant companionship
and guidance and teaching of the Holy
Spirit, if there is anything in the tender­ness
and compassion of the Father mani­fested
In the Son by the Spirit, then let it
be seen in you to the glory of God that
Christ may be magnified."
2. "Fulfill ye my joy, that ye be like
minded, having the same love, being of
one accord, of one mind." Oneness of the
members of the body in the service of the
head is something greatly desired by our
blessed Lord, as is very manifest in His
prayer in John xvii, and it will also be
the great desire of all who are'fully one
with Him. Not only dtoes He comfort us
with the assurance, "As the Father hath
loved Me, so have I loved you," but He
also adds, "This is My commandment,
that ye love one another as I have loved
you" (John xv, 9, 12).
8. "Let nothing be done through strife
or vain glory, but in lowliness of mind let
each esteem other better than themselves."
Another reading is, "In nothing follow
self seeking." Jeremiah said to his scribe,
Baruch: "Seekest thou great things for
thyself? Seek them not" (Jer. xlv, 6).
Although the whole land was Abram's
and not Lot's, yet rather than have strife
Abram told Lot to take bis choice and
go whither he would. When the Philis­tines
strove for the wells which Isaac had
reopened, Isaao did not resist, but kept on
yielding until there was room for all, and
the strife ceased (Gen. xiii, 8, 9; xxvi, 22).
4. "Look not every man on his own
things, but every man also on the things
of others." Not enviously as some would
pervert it, but desiring the welfare of oth­ers
as much as or more than your own.
Love seeketh not her own (I Cor. xiii, 6).
Let Episcopalians seek and rejoice in the
welfare of Methodists, and so Methodists
of Baptists, Baptists of Presbyterians, and
so on, all uniting heartily to seek the
honor of the Head In the completion of
His body, the church, which has no name
but Christ (I Cor. xii, 12, 13).
6. "Let this mind be in you, which was
also in Christ Jesus." If any man have
not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His
(Rom. viii, 9). Now, every penitent sin­ner
who truly receives Christ receives also
the Spirit of Christ, but some are more
controlled by and manifest more of that
Spirit than others. It is the privilege of
every believer to be filled with the Spirit
(Eph. v, 18), and led by the Spirit and to
walk in the Spirit, and when one is only
willing to have no will but the will of
God, no ohoice but God's choioe, no way
but God's way, no service but what He
l^Hl'iriMiif"fit||f ThMMl' li I in
day by day and momentfl^noment.
6. "Who, being in the form of God,
thought it not robbery to be equal with
God." Another reading is, "Deemed not
his equality with God a thing to grasp
at." He was not always saying, "I am
God; I created all things; I own the uni­verse
; I do as I please in heaven and on
earth, and therefore you must bow to Me,
and if you don't I will make you, for I
have all power." Those who are always
grasping at their position as if they might
lose it, or at least some of the honor be­longing
to it, are very small people, or peo­ple
of very small minds, whatever their
position may bo.
7. "But made Himself of no reputa­tion,
and took upon Him the form of a
servant and was made in the likeness of
man." He took not on Him the nature of
angels, whloh would have been a very
great humiliation, but as the ohildren are
partakers of flesh and blood, Ho also Him­self
likewise took part of the same (Heb.
ii, 14, 16). He emptied JEJimself of the
glory which He bad with the Father be­fore
the world was, and consented to en­dure
the limitations of a mortal body for
over 88 years—not only so, but He con­sented
to endure suoh limitation under the
most limited of earthly conditions, such as
the manger at Bethlehem, the humble
home and the carpenter's shop at Naza­reth.
8. "And being found in fashion as a
man He humbled Himself and became
obedient unto death, even the death of the
cross." The Son of Man came not to be
ministered unto, but to minister and to
give His life a ransom for many (Math,
xx, 28). He consented to be despised and
slandered and misunderstood, persecuted,
blindfolded, buffeted, spit upon, scourged,
led as a lamb to the slaughter, cruoified.
9. "Wherefore also God hath highly ex­alted
Him and given Him a name which
is above every name." He is now at God's
right hand, with the Father on His throne
(Rev. ill, 21), and in due time all -kings
shall fall down before Him and all nations
serve Him (Ps. lxxii, 11). By His work
and by that alone, which He has finished
without help from man, eternal life is
freely given to every one who receives
Him, and a share in His glory and a place
on His throne (John xvil, 22; Rev. ill, 21).
10. "That at the name of Jesus every
knee should bow of things in heaven, and
things in earth, and things under the
earth." And so it shall come to pass, for
God has purposed it. "The Lord of Hosts-hath
sworn, saying, Surely as I have
thought, so shall it come to pass, and as I
have purposed, so shall it stand" (Isa. xiv,
24). John saw the consummation of it
in his vision when he beard every creature
which is in heaven, and on the earth, and
under the earth, and suoh as are in the
•ea, and all that are in them, saying,
"Blessing and honor and glory and power
be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne,
and unto the Lamb forever and ever"
(Rev. v, 18). There Is none other name
under heaven given among men whereby
we may be saved.
11. "And that every tongue should 'con­fess
that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glor$
of God the Father." It shall surely be,
to the everlasting comfort and bliss of
some and to the everlasting woe of others.;
Saved and unsaved shall all confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord, The saved shall re­joice
in Him as their Lord/While the un­saved
shall have to confess Him as Lord
to their everlasting confusion, but in ea6h
God wfll be glorified. See II Cor. ii, 16,
16. A good test as to whether we are now
honoring Him as Lord is seen in verse 14
of our lesson chapter. If by the Spirit we
have confessed Him as our Lord and daily
do BO, there can be in our lives no mur­muring
or disputing, no strife or envy.
He is not Lord of these things. ' vC
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"AT NIGHT WHEN THE
DONE."
CHORES
"There ain't much rest fur a farmer from spring
to end of summer;
If he keeps his work up snug and tight he's got
to be a hummer,
He ain't got time to set around and think of
takin' pleasure
When twelve to sixteen hours he gits of labor's
fullest measure.
But along late in October when the leaves hev
tumbled down,
An' the woods an' fields an' hillsides are all turn
in' dry and brown,
When his appetite is apt to be in keepin' with the
season,
An' calls fer roast pertaters, pork an' pancakes
out of reason.
Then, life is worth the livin", for he's bound to
hev some fun
When he knocks off work an' goes th' h&use at
night when the chores is done.
In November when a feller is a-plowin' ev'ry
day,
Er December when he's thrashin' rye er drawin'
off his hay,
Perhaps, jest to accommodate, he helps a neigh­bor
kill,
Er drives ten miles to market, er takes some
grain to mill.
At all events he's wliackin' 'round all day out in
the cold.
(That's nothin', fur we're ust to it, we farmers
young and old.)
'Tain't long hours that he's 'frald of, an' expos­ure
makes him tough,
But when the day draws toward its close, an'
wind gits cold an' rough,
He surely is excusable fur lookin' at the sun,
An' longin' fur to git th' house at night when
the chores is done.
I tell you, when the cattle all hev been put in an'
fed,
The sheep shut up, an' colts an' horses from the
water led,
An' stand in straw up to their knees, a-grindin'
grain and hay,
When doors are shut, to you has come the best
part of the day.
What care you fur the driftin' snow, when all is
snug an' warm?
You set down by the kitchen Are an' listen to
the storm,
An' smell the sassage fryin' (the pretty cook's
your wife)
An' wonder how it comes that some don't like a
farmer' life;
Then Johnnie wants to tell you what he learnt
to school that day,
Er Jennie tells about her pullet that has just
begun to lay,
You're delighted with their chatter an' yer
pleasure's just begun,
While yer waitin' fur yer supper, at night when
the chores is done.
The city man, fur all of me, can set around his
heater,
An' read by electricity er gaslight from a meter.
Perhaps he'll warm his slippered feet by steam
in copper things,
An' flgger on the currency his store or office
brings.
But as fur me, when, supper o'er, I draw a little
nigher
Up to the stove and poke at it to get a betteV
fire,
Tain't strikes, er stocks, er panic times that ever
bothers me;
I read my weekly paper \ylth my children on my
knee ~
"Favorably, Ned. There are the Rusts,
and the Pebbles and Dr. Smithly and his
wife, and Cousin Fanny and her husband,
You can let them know, and I will order
refreshments, and we will have an even­ing
of hypnotism. It will begin late, b|it
we can find other amusement until yottr
hypnotic operator comes." •
Mrs. Darl had everything arranged*
her house in beautiful order and herse
gorgeous in a dress of ruby velvet, whifh
was far too fine for the occasion, but wjis
worn as a piece de resistance, she havirlg
read that velvet resisted hypnotic infi$
ence. • ; s
The neighbors and relatives came, !a
merry company, and the tfme passed i|i
an animated discussion upon the powir
of hypnotism, one friend going so far in
research as to visit the library and IOOK
up that wonderful story, the "House
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on her fingers, at her throat, in her ears,
was now visible. Dazed, she held up her
ringless hands and said:
"Is this a joke? What does it mean?
Where are my diamonds?"
/'Where is the professor?"
"Search the house!"
"Send for the police!"
But the*professor had left for parts un­known,
and with him went Mrs. Darl's
diamonds, and neither the police nor the
Darls ever saw or heard of them or him
again. But one thing was in his favor,
Not only had he successfully hypnotized
Mrs. Darl, but, as Mr. Darl admitted, he
must have hypnotized the whole company
in order to bring his hypnotic scheme to
such a climax.
And Mrs. Darl is at last a convert to
both the theory and practice of the occult
science and a firm believer in the power
pf the hypnotic will.—Mrs. M. L. Rayne
in Free Press.
LITERARY NOTES.
"Feafl"
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When I
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after supper, at night when the
'is done.
HYPNOTIZED.
There isn't anybody living who can
hypnotize me."
Don't be too sure, Leona," said her
husband. "You cannot afford to run a
tilt against science."
"But I deny that it is science. - What
has ever been proved by hypnotism? It
is foolish to argue about it, for I will not
even admit that there is such a thing.
The shrewd people who go about the
country v ing exhibitions of their power
are always in collusion with some one in
the audience—you know that yourself,
Ned."
"Nothing of the kind," retorted Ned,
as Mrs. Darl called her husband. "It is
a science that is yet in its infancy, and
there are only a few individuals who have
the hypnotic power and are able to throw
less positive subjects into a trance. But
I have seen it done, and it is. wonderful—
wonderful."
"What did you see?"
"I saw a 3'oung man climb walls like a
cat, drink milk out of a saucer, catch a
mouse, and then wash his face and hands
as a cat does. And when he came out of
the trance he. had no idea that he had
done any of those things or that he had
even lost consciousness."
"Hum!" said Mrs.-Darl incredulously,
'I don't believe a word of it. If he did
all that you said he did, he was simply a
conspirator. And what good can such a
faculty bring to science, I should like to
know? Where is the scientific value in
acting like a cat or a monkey?"
"Why, don't" you see, dear, it is the
verification of a theory?"
"No, I do not see. And I am not sure
that 1 would believe it if I did see it.
The whole stock in trade of these hyp-notizers
is the power of producing an
illusion. I defy any of them tp hypnotize
me." • '
"I had intended asking you to go with"
me to the exhibition to-night."
"And be transmogrified-into a cat? No,
indeed! If I make a sacrifice of myself in
the cause of science, it must be for some­thing
worth while. You have yet to con­vince
me, Ned, that what you call the
hypnotic sleep is not assumed to help
carry out the plan of the hypnotizer or as
a means of creating a sensation. There
is no onei living who could by a few ridic­ulous
passes, a stare or pressure- of my
thumbs make me do anything I did not
choose to do." . , ,
"BuJ; you acknowledge, do you not,
that a strong will ^.c^n^ controL ^Weak
one*" • Jfc
"Yes, and always could, but that is as
old as the days of Adain, who was evi­dently
in subjection to Eve. I suppose
some one will say that deep sleep which'
overtook our first father when his rib was
taken from him was hypnotic. It would
be just about as sensible." ^ ^
"I have an idea," said Mr. Daii stia-denly;
"Suppose, since Mohammed won't
go to the .mountain,, that the. mountain
comes to Mohammed; The hypnotist can
come here after the entertainment, afcd
we wilf invite a few neighbors in, and he
oan gjite an exhibition of his powers, p
How dopsthat idea, strike yon?" , ^
cannot make the slightest impression on
me.'fl§And she went back to the parlojr
and found one of her guests climbing the
piano to escape an imaginary bear that
was pursuing him. A few passes, and he
was restored to his normal condition,
looking very foolish. >
There were some amusing and some
perplexing exhibitions of the professor's
power, then the com pan y followed host
and hostess to the dining-room, where a
generous spread awaited them. Mrs.
Darl was rather silent. Her test would
be the next one, and she watched the
wiry hands of the young professor as if
his secret lay in them. But they were
harmlessly busy with the sandwiches.
His face was quite noncommittal too.
What was the power he held of reducing
the will to a mere blank? She would soon
know.
Back in the parlor Mrs. Darl seated
herself under the brilliant chandelier.
"Not there," said the professor, but she
did not intend to yield to any command
of his and said quietly:
"I prefer to sit here."
"Then I cannot hyynotize you."
' 'Oh, you acknowledge that it is only
under certain conditions that this great
power can be displayed?"
"Certainly, there are conditions that
must be complied with. I am positive,
and you are negative, but you are a very
difficult subject because you are resisting
me with all your might."
Mrs. Darl looked reproachfully at her
husband and said in the dumb alphabet
of the married, "You have told him."
He flashed back in the same language,
"I have not," and she moved in accord­ance
with the wish of the professor and
sat with her back to the light. Some of
the company were removed to remote
parts of the room, but a few, including
Mr. Darl, stood near.
"Look into my eyes," said the profes^
sor." "Permit me." And he took her
hands and pressed the thumbs gently.
"It is like being in a .dentist's chair,"
said Mrs. Darl; with~a little forced laugh.
Then she attempted to rise, struggling
slightly, but continued to look into the
eyes of the hypnotizer until in the place
of two eyes she saw twenty. Then she
asserted her will and shook herself free.'
' 'I—told—you—I—could—notbe—hyp­notized,
" she said^ ;> Her voice sounded
strange and far aWay. "How queer I
feel I Staring so long has made me
dizzy."
"Drink this," said Mr. Darl, giving hb
wife a glass of water.^
She drank it, then rose to heir f
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